Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1887-07-07
VAN HALTREN,
Interview with the Now Famou. Young
Ball Pitcher


CHICAGO, July 5th.-George Van Halt.
ren, hot. tired and dusty, but with most
excusable look of triumph on his face
walked into the White Stockings Club.
house at close of to-day's towing" with
the New York Giants" and seated him.
self IL chair. The crowning test of his
ability as pitcher had come and been
triumphantly met. The New Yorks had
come, had seen and been conquered. The
club was to leave in the evening for Phila-
delphia, and a correspondent approached
the well-tried young pitcher with query
as to how he liked bis new friends and the
Chicago nine, and Chicago.
1--WE BEEN TREATED LIKE a PRINCE"
He replied, "and feel sorry that we are
going away even for three weeks. Talk
about Southern hospitality, if it's anything
better than what I've experienced here,
want to go South
:" How does playing here compare with
that to which you were accustomed on the
Pacific coast ?' oh, PLAYERS are very
much more finished, of course, and in some
respects the game is almost a new one 10
me. There is fielding for instance; why,
if my old partners in San Francisco could
sec the way the ball comes into the diamond
from the field in Chicago, it would make
their hair stand on end
" suppose you find the work good
deal harder here than you did in the
West %
NOT so HARD.
" On the contrary, Ive been most agree
ably surprised in that respect. You see,
there | was almost expected TO strike three
out OF every five men who faced me. and
when | came here. of course, [ expected
that against famous sloggers of the National
League should have to get down to lust so
much harder playing. Shortly after my
arrival here, however, Captain Anson told
me that was not expected TO do anything
of the sort There are outsielders in the
Chicago nine, he said and it was part of
their business to look after balls that were
knocked into the field. All was expected
to do was to play good ball, and if bats
men Knocked me hard, men on the out
side of the diamond were to attend to the
rest
ENTIRELY SATISFACTORY.
Your relations with the rest of the
players are entirely satisfactory, | suu-
pose?"
- Entirely so. L was stranger, and they
took me in and treated me in such a way
that now feel perfectly at home. They
are gentlemen from way back, and | would
not ask for better company"
Here Anson broken in with, 1.-THE satis-
faction is mutual, my boy, and don't let it
slip your memory.
You were rather disheartened al the
treatment YOU received from Doescher.
suppose p
Well. that was bitter dose" said the
young Californian, in a neditative way.
" When went on the ground that day my
heart was in my throat and STAYED there
T,Dtfl I tad cfrTrnl- ba D,.....
batsman to face me, then it went down
nearer its natural place, but all through
the game | was in a sort of trembling CON
dition. 1t might not have been so bad if
Doescher had given me a fair show, and |
tell YOU about the third inning in that
game knew ] was
GETTING THE WORST OF IT,
And knew the umpire was acting on his
best Judgment | wished that had never
come east of the Rocky Mountains That
was an awful roast"
Should say it wac, growled big Ed.
Williamson. the Chicago shortstop, who
was gravely killing flies on the wall, smash
ing them with his baseball pants. 1t isa
wonder the colt didn't break down en-
tirely," and the speaker made vicious
lunge az an unusually big bluebottle fiy.
Then your experience in Chicago hiss
been a pleasurable one, said the CORE
spondent.
1t couldn't be better" was the reply.
's If the remainder of the season gives me
as much pleasure as the portion passed,
I'll have
NOTHING TO COMPLAIN OF.
Il am only sorry l am going to lose
Daily, who has been catching for me. He
is the greatest man behind the bat ever
saw, and l think that he's the only man
can hold Baldwin's terrific delivery, and so
am to have Darling. He. of course, is
frst-class man, too. but DAILY caught FIRST
for me- and l am sorry to lose him. Be
sure and tell my California friends that |
am enjoying myself. Good-by, see YOU
again when We get back